he following data are the amounts that a sample of 15 customers spent for lunch ($) at a fast-food restaurant. Complete parts (a) through (d) below. 7.46 6.27 5.80 6.51 8.38 9.44 7.11 6.83 5.91 4.90 6.46 5.55 7.94 8.27 9.65 a. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population mean amount spent for lunch ($) at a fast-food restaurant.

he following data are the amounts that a sample of 15 customers spent for lunch ($) at a fast-food restaurant. Complete parts (a) through (d) below. 7.46 6.27 5.80 6.51 8.38 9.44 7.11 6.83 5.91 4.90 6.46 5.55 7.94 8.27 9.65 a. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population mean amount spent for lunch ($) at a fast-food restaurant.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

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